Traxxas midwest torc rc series at bark river international. After those sanctioning bodies dissolved, he won the 2010 traxxas torc series champion in their pro 4x4 division. Full scale traxxas buggy at the traxxas torc series. The best offroad drivers in the sport come to torc to prove theyre the top dogs. Rc car action magazines kevin hetmanski films the action. The off road championship is an american national short course offroad racing series that races throughout the united states. A fierce competitor that always strived to be on top, said torc racer scott douglas of the great rick huseman. January20 traxxas torc series amsoil synthetic motor oils. Torcs june 2021 race weekend at crandon international offroad raceway opens the special 40th anniversary season at the legendary track. Kyle busch to make off road debut in traxxas torc series. When torc last visited the fast and challenging track for rounds 3. He raced offroad and his career peaked in the highest level in a four wheel drive pro 4 short course racing truck.
Chad hord born august 21, 1976 is a professional american offroad racing driver from felch, michigan. The crandon brush run race weekend will feature the 16th running of. Series returns to offroads greatest venues indianapolis nov. Rick huseman july 9, 1973 october 16, 2011 was an american race driver from riverside, california. Torc is the most competitive and exciting short course truck offroad race. The traxxas torc series returned to bark river international raceway for rounds 7 and 8, the second visit the series has made to the historic michigan venue in 2010. Traxxas torc series presented by amsoil and discovery hd. Traxxas drivers take 4 wins, 7 podiums at the big house. Kumho sponsors traxxas offroad championship series drivers. Torc events are packed with flagtoflag fender banging as drivers push the limits over whoops and jumpfilled natural terrain race tracks.
Traxxas torc series big squid rc rc car and truck news. To add even more incentive, all traxxas torc rc series racers are entered for a chance to win a ride in the torc. The 2012 traxxas torc series champions four wheeler. Traxxas torc series drivers and officials mourn the death of torc champion rick huseman. In 2007, mike and brother, mark, began racing the sccas mazda mx5 cup series. The vehicle must be a standard manufacturer production model available to the general public in the united states, produced in amounts of a minimum of 5,000. Congratulations to proline drivers ty tessmann and dakotah phend on their unprecedented performance at the roar electric national championships. He quickly moved up to fourth and battled rival johnny greaves for third.
Traxxas and torc rule the night in chicagoland traxxas. An abbreviated two day format tested all of the teams work ethic, as each truck hit the track six times throughout the next 32 hours, with two practices, one qualifier, and three races. Torc series action opens chase for the nascar sprint cup race weekend at chicagoland speedway and route 66 raceway. It had been known as the traxxas torc series from 2009 to 20. Traxxas pro 4x4 driver mike jenkins discusses his truck, the track, and the weekend of racing ahead. Toby price, greg gartner join stadium super trucks in adelaide from speed cafe offroad racers toby price and greg gartner will contest the opening round of the boost mobile stadium super truck series at the superloop adelaide 500. The off road championship torc is an american national short course offroad racing series. Torc was founded by offroad racing driver ricky johnson in 2009. Other professional drivers include pro 2wd drivers chad hord and scott taylor tracks edit file. Traxxas rocks i am so excited for this weekend for both the torc series and the torc rc series. Douglas never saydie attempt helped him and his team beat not only the problems from the planets highest shortcourse offroad racers, but also the very specialized and sometimes.
Before the inaugural season, traxxas torc announced that it secured an exclusive deal with bark river international raceway and a 15year exclusive deal with crandon international offroad raceway. Mitchell dejong breaks record in world of offroad racing. Traxxas announces title sponsorship of torc, the offroad championship series radio control, announced that the company will be the 20092011 series title sponsor of torc, the offroad championship series. The united states auto club usac is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the united states.
The driver was the youngest to ever win a pro buggy class race in the traxxas torc series. Offroad community mourns death of pro driver rick huseman. From 1956 to 1979, usac sanctioned the united states national championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the indianapolis 500. Mike jenkins, himself a seasoned offroad competitor, will drive the no. As of 2012, he races a pro 2 short course truck in the traxxas torc series torc. Id like to take a moment and thank peter vieira and damron atkins from traxxas for helping make this happen. The traxxas torc series has commitments from the biggest drivers in offroad like johnny greaves, scott douglas, rick huseman, the leduc gang, steve barlow, scott taylor, ross hoek, jeff. The fastest, most punishing short course truck racing series on the planet features legendary offroad drivers including fivetime ama motocross champion and defending traxxas torc series pro 4. Todd won the first round of the traxxas torc series pro driver challenge. I think douglas,greaves,jenkins brothers,barlow and jeff kincaid all raced. Traxxas rc at the 20 traxxas torc series, joliet illinois last weekend the traxxas torc series once again rolled through joliet illinois. The reason they show the drivers on the drivers page is because many torc teams took advantage of the first las vegas race as a true racing test session. The traxxas offroad championship returns to bark river raceway.
Johnny greaves born march 21, 1966 is a professional american offroad racing racetruck driver from abrams, wisconsin. The nations premier motocross track hosting the worlds fastest short course offroad racers made for a spectacular day of. View standings, news, and schedule for pro 2, 4, light, stock, and mod racing. Yes, i want to stay up to date with all things torc via email.
One of the coolest things we saw at the torc series in joliet was the traxxas buggy driven by 14 year old mitchell dejong. Traxxas states there are new class rules for 2014 and that the winners from each class get to race against the traxxas pro torc drivers. Feb 11, 2009 in addition, ricky johnson and mitch covington have earned the confidence and support of both the sponsor group and the professional drivers group. It took over as the title sponsor in an offroad racing series called the traxxas torc series. Watch moparram drivers samuel hubinette and rob maccachren fight for championship points in bark river in the torc traxxas series. Watch the torc series, live online at this friday and saturday night.
Est, meaning primetime series coverage on both the east and west coasts. Traxxas torc series draws crowd leader publications. Torc events are packed with flagtoflag fender banging action as drivers push the limits over whoops and jumpfilled natural terrain race tracks. Aug 11, 2011 traxxas torc series, presented by amsoil, brings its highfly ing, dirtchurning action to route 66 raceways dirt oval, sept. The 2012 traxxas torc series champions when the traxxas torc series announced that it would be heading to antelope valley, california, for. To add even more incentive, all traxxas torc rc series racers are entered for a chance to win a ride in the torc vip twoseater around crandons famous race track. Team bfgoodrich members bryce menzies and rob maccachren continued their strong start to the offroad racing season to lead drivers racing on bfgoodrich tires to a big weekend at the opening traxxas torc series race in dodge city, kansas. Torc series short course offroad truck racing comes to route. The mopar ram truck drivers have done extremely well in their inaugural year of the traxxas torc series. Traxxas is always at the forefront of exposing the fun and excitement of offroad racing and we cant wait to bring it even closer to home as part of the stadium super truck series.
Consistency ruled supreme for team amsoil racer scott douglas on the traxxas torc series presented by amsoil this season, collection podium after podium on his run to second place overall in the guru 4x4 course. Traxxas pro drivers from the torc series faced off against the winners. Jan 20, 20 the 2012 traxxas torc series champions when the traxxas torc series announced that it would be heading to antelope valley, california, for its final rounds of racing and the newly formed rick. Monster men casey currie and rick huseman chill before the racewhile teammates jeremy mcgrath and johnny greaves eye the course. Known as a collision between action sports and motorsports, torc. This week in motorsports is a video recap of weekend motor sports events in nascar, the nationwide series and other competitions under the chrysler group llc banner. To many people that ment some good racing was in town, but to us rcers we were more interested in seeing all the rc gear that traxxas makes. This week bill and i headed to the traxxas torc series race. It was known as the traxxas torc series, owing to title sponsor traxxas, from 200920. Nascar sprint cup series driver kyle busch is scheduled to make his pro 2wd offroad racing debut in the traxxas torc series presented by amsoil aug. Jul 21, 2015 torc, 4x4, radiocontrolled, rc latest race news from traxxas. In 1995, he began racing in shortcourse offroad drivers association soda. Torc, 4x4, radiocontrolled, rc latest race news from traxxas. The series will be referred to as the traxxas torc series or the traxxas offroad championship series, and will feature the best drivers and most competitive teams in shortcourse racing on tracks across america.
The traxxas torc series, presented by amsoil, is the fastest, most punishing short course racing series on the planet. It tours throughout the united states featuring professional four and twowheeldrive trophy trucks along with a pro light class. Traxxas torc series returns to the big house in crandon. Traxxas torc series, presented by amsoil, brings its highflying. He has competed in numerous major offroad series, including score international, shortcourse offroad drivers association soda, championship offroad racing corr, world series of offroad racing wsorr, and traxxas torc series torc. The offroad championship presented by amsoil is the nations premier shortcourse offroad truck racing series. The traxxas torc series presented by amsoil will invade american homes this fall on the discoverys hd theater network. About torc the traxxas torc series, presented by amsoil, is the fastest, most punishing short course racing series on the planet. Bfgoodrich tires claims two titles in the traxxas torc series. The traxxas torc series presented by amsoil is the premier short course offroad series offering incredibly exciting racing at iconic venues, but its the class of drivers that make our series so special, said kevin miller, president of the series sanctioning body, usac. Torc is the shortcourse racing series and features the nations top tracks and rcs fastest drivers. Torc offroad truck racing red bull signature series s e10 in the final event of the 20 traxxas season, the top truck drivers in the usa try their hands at racing 900hp shortcourse battle.
Traxxas demonstrated its products at events and had a traxxas mobile support center on site. Record crowds lined the track as over 50,000 fans deployed folding chairs and picnic blankets and filled the campground. Both saturday and sunday are full days of racing, and each day is a separate event. The whole bigsquidrc crew had a great time covering the traxxas torc race at route 66 raceways in joliet illinois. Ama pro superbike rider larry pegram to compete in traxxas. Johnson captured the title in pro 4 in his red bull mopar ram, after starting in the sixth position. Kyle busch to make traxxas torc debut at route 66 raceway. It has been sanctioned and officiated by the united states auto club usac since its inception. Rookie cam reimers earns first traxxas torc series pro. Torc comes to texas with traxxas pro light cup traxxas drivers take 4 wins, 7 podiums at the big house. Today, usac serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the silver crown series, national sprint cars, national.
The 2010 traxxas torc series began at crandon international offroad raceway, and it was only fitting that the series would return to the big house for the season finale. I am just wondering if anyone knows that the lucas oil offroad racing site shows torc drivers racing there. The offroad championship presented by amsoil is the ultimate battleground for 900 horsepow. This was the series opener of the traxxas offroad championship series, otherwise known as torc. Kumho tires, one of the worlds leading tire manufacturers, has been named the official tire of the new traxxas off road championship torc series, the worlds premier short course offroad racing series. Jenkins brothers in action during the 2011 torc season visit. Its been a tremendous season for bfgoodrich in the traxxas torc series, said peter calhoun, bfgoodrich motorsports manager.
Traxxas torc series the radio control show 3 youtube. Traxxas torc series event big squid rc rc car and truck. Of course, you can come as early as you like and practice all day, enjoy the pits, fullsize racing, etc. Manufacturer body styles and engines must be from the same manufacturer. Traxxas the offroad championship series torc rcmart. The course is unique to the traxxas torc series, and the drivers say it separates the best from the rest. He won the 2009 traxxas torc series torc and 2010 lucas oil off road.
They did an amazing job of helping us out and getting us hooked up with a little vip action for the event. As the owner of traxxas, mike has spent a lifetime around radiocontrolled. May 27, 2014 traxxas states there are new class rules for 2014 and that the winners from each class get to race against the traxxas pro torc drivers. The last stop of the 20 traxxas torc series was in primm, nevada, and for the cam reimers motorsports team there was plenty to be hopeful about. This week, it was a winning weekend for mopar, as victories were earned at the nhra nationals in colorado and at the traxxas torc series event in illinois. He retired from driving after the completion of the 20 traxxas torc series torc heavy metal race at crandon. We made a concerted technical effort to provide a customized level of race support to our pro 2 and pro 4 drivers and the results proved that value. Kumho will supply tires to torc founder driver ricky johnson, drivers ross hoek, mike oberg and chad hord in the pro 2 class. See more ideas about remote control cars, rc cars and trucks and rc cars. It was known as the traxxas torc series, owing to title sponsor traxxas, from 2009 20. Buchanan superb weather, a faster, flowier track and considerably more fans on hand than last year was the order at red bud mx for round three of the 2012 traxxas torc series, presented by amsoil. The series will be referred to as the traxxas torc series or the traxxas offroad championship series, and will feature the best drivers and most competitive teams in shortcourse.
Kyle busch to make off road debut in traxxas torc series event. Traxxas was a sponsor in the championship offroad racing corr series until its demise in 2008. Check out these highlights from the pro driver rc race at bark river. Ram, mopar drivers dominate 2011 traxxas torc series. Mopar ram team moves on to bark river for the traxxas torc. Jun 12, 2009 the traxxas torc truck series presented by amsoil heads to the big house in crandon, wisconsin. With seven wins and 22 podiums, bfgoodrich tires took the weekend at rounds 46 of the traxxas torc series at bark river, mich. Torc series race class definitions pro 4x4 truck specs. A custom built full size fourwheel drive pickup truck. Torc took offroad racing to new heights by conducting races in top consumer hubs such as chicago, charlotte and san antonio.
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